Enamel medal

Made:
1914 in Vienna
Enamel medal Enamel medal
Enamel medal Enamel medal

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Enamel medal
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Enamel medal
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Enamel medal, struck in the 50th year of the Red Cross, obtaining International Status, by G. A. Scheid, 85 Gumpendorffstrasse VI, Vienna, Austria, 1914 (see note).

Details

Category:
Wellcome Medals
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A676646
Materials:
metal, enamel, ribbon, silk, case, velvet, silk and cord
Measurements:
case: length 173 mm
case: width 63 mm
medal: length 98 mm
type:
medals

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